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Luftee Knob

Luftee Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Luftee Knob rises to 1,894 m in North Carolina. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the west-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Thermo Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31632125, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1894.26 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.69255, -83.21505

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 1.3 mi
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Ramsey Cascades: 4.9 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
Attractions
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 9.5 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 12.0 mi
  • Arch Rock: 13.1 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 13.2 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 14.0 mi
Parks: 58
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 10
Artworks: 9
  • Selu Statue: 16.2 mi
  • Bear: 16.3 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 17.7 mi
  • Fish: 20.3 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 22.0 mi
Springs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Bamboo Forest: 15.8 mi
  • Vista Gardens: 16.3 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Luftee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotWNW 290°2,019.13 m2.5 mi
Mount ChapmanW 263°1,960.2 m3.2 mi
Old BlackNW 305°1,938.61 m2.7 mi
Mount YonaguskaW 273°1,883.44 m1.9 mi
Marks KnobWSW 245°1,878.29 m2.1 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainESE 123°1,875.19 m2.6 mi
Mount HardisonW 262°1,874.57 m1.9 mi
Tricorner KnobW 275°1,873.11 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:4016:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 8 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357777350

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